Sometimes, I wonder if the "unspoilt"ness of the mountainous regions of China are a result of intentional control efforts to keep the natives from rebelling against Han hegemony or if it's an effort to export culture and increase tourism. While the culture and tourism ambitions are respectable, China has a history of abrasive suppression and genocide against its minorities (about a rebellion every 5-10 years), so keeping them "backward" and unarmed would make them easier to control...
Sometimes, I wonder if the "unspoilt"ness of the mountainous regions of China are a result of intentional control efforts to keep the natives from rebelling against Han hegemony or if it's an effort to export culture and increase tourism. While the culture and tourism ambitions are respectable, China has a history of abrasive suppression and genocide against its minorities (about a rebellion every 5-10 years), so keeping them "backward" and unarmed would make them easier to control...
jephboy 1 year ago